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Survival and movements of head‐started Mojave desert tortoises

2019-11-01

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Head‐starting is a conservation strategy in which young animals are protected in captivity temporarily before their release into the wild at a larger size, when their survival is presumably increased. The Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is in decline, and head‐starting has been identified as one of several conservation measures to assist in recovery. To evaluate the efficacy of indoor head‐starting, we...

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Literature Corpus work: 10437248-4926-5571-898c-2a47bc5fb2c2
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21758

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